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Im new to this site and only joined because of the total rubbish being said about my Regiment. I have been in the RAF Regiment for 20 years and i think i should set the record straight about the utter nonsence being said.
Firstly we are trained to be Combat Infantry Soldiers, our basic training is 27 weeks long, all our training is from the British Army pamphlets and all our Wpn training is under the control of a Army WO1 Weapon Instructor.After basic training our Gunners train to be either SF Machine Gunners, Para, 81mm Mortars, CBRN, Dispatch Riders and many more. Unlike the Blue Air Force as we call them, the RAF Regt MUST pass pre Para selection(P company) before they do the Jumps course at Brize Norton. Our role is Force Protection around our Forward Operating Bases which means we do all our work outside the Airfield in the form of aggresive patrolling in order to dominate the ground,prevent Insurgent attacks and allow our aircraft to operate,this role as resulted in many contacts with the enemy in both Iraq and Afghan. We are not front line troops as that is not our role, however we have to be Infantry trained to do our job and often get sent to support Army Inf units. We do not guard Airfields, that is the RAF Police job. If it wasnt for the RAF Regiment the Aircraft bringing in the Army to theatre and more importantly taking them back home again wouldnt be able to operate. We are not REMFs,
try telling that to the 8 RAF REGIMENT Gunners who have been killed in action in the last 6 months, plus the 2 Military Cross's, several Mention in dispatches and Queens Comendations for Bravery that have been awarded. We are good at our job and have the utmost respect for the Army and Marines all we ask for is a little back.
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